The Berkeley Historical Society featured the exhibit from April to October 1997on the history of the disability rights movement, which began in Berkeley, Ca., in the 1960s. The exhibit, created by Linda Rosen and Carole Krezman of Berkeley, featured photographs and materials about the roles the Disabled Students Program at University of California at Berkeley and the city of Berkeley had in empowering people with disabilities to gain independence, education, and employment. The Center for Independent Living in Berkeley is the historical forerunner of the independent living movement in the United States

You may read an article about the exhibit or see a flyer.

The following are some photos to give you a brief overview of the exhibit.

The Photographic History
of Disability Rights

Michael B. Williams
A Longtime Disability Rights Activist

Michael Williams is editor of Alternatively Speaking, a publication for people with speech disabilities or who use augmentative communication devices.

The First Telecommunications Device
for the Deaf

Puppets Used to Teach about Disability

Through the Looking Glass in Berkeley serves
both parents and children with disabilities.